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D.J. Reed, CB Giants’ offer: Four years, $72 million ($40 million guaranteed). The Giants need a No. 1 cornerback in the worst way, and Reed is the best option on the free agent market. He can cover and tackle, and he has already proved capable of handling the New York market. Reed might not be your prototypical shutdown corner, but the Giants will pay him as such to move across town. Last season, they gave up 7.7 yards per pass attempt (29th) and had only five interceptions (31st).
The Packers were a lot of fun to think about here. But unless they get their offer a little closer to New York’s — it’s a $3 million difference per year — I can’t justify turning down what the Giants are giving. Plus, Reed gets to stay in New Jersey.
The top free agent cornerbacks, according to PFF, are D.J. Reed of the Jets, Charvarius Ward of the 49ers, Rasul Douglas of the Bills and Byron Murphy Jr. of the Vikings. The Giants are apparently staking their claims early as they’ve already “poked around” Murphy Jr
The Giants, who have about $46.918 million in cap space to work with, have no excuse not to find a cornerback upgrade in free agency. The plan is simple: Find a veteran No. 1 for Banks to learn under, then flip flop them if he fast tracks his development. If he doesn’t, at least you can say you tried.
Russell Wilson is clearly still a functional play-action passer, but without the elusiveness of his youth, it’s hard to see anyone betting on him as more than a one-year rental, and even then, he’ll likely need to compete for the job. Prediction**:** Signs one-year, $20 million deal with New York Giants
